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[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] nightcraw:
Use of cache partition are depended on the Android Builds. Most builds do not use cache partition at all. /cache is redirected to /data/cachemnt on the userdata partition. However cache partition is required for CWM. It will compliant if cache partition is missing.

ext2/3/4 are not suitable for NAND Flash. YAFFS2 is develop for and more suitable for NAND Fash Device. However, there are ways to use ext2/3/4 though other methods. (one of them being loop device mount) and for Read Only. Each method has its pros and cons. it really depend if the benefits outweights its drawbacks.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] pyrorob:
hey first, THANK YOU for commenting. ok, thats interesting, i have always seen it suggested to use a 10 -40 mb cache partition, ive also heard that market can have some weird effects such as not being able to download if the cache partition was too small.. thats why i assumed that it was used by the system in some way

i asked that since i have seen most of the oem roms using ext3 and assumed it offered some benefit speed-wise. all phones use nand of the same type yeah? so whats the benefit of using ext3 when yaffs2 preforms much better on it?
[General Questions and Answers] d30053865:
good day to all..

i'm new here, i have a samsung galaxy tab which i bought last january and am very interested in rooting nad all those custom roms and everythng else you all been talking about... question is,,, how to???

i was able to root my device a week ago using z4 root. whats next todo?

if ever i am able to flash gingerbread beta to my device, is it possible for me o return to he sock froyo if ever i want?

i did some browsing around for a while but o be quite honest, i cant seem to understand all those bin file, tar files, pit files..

please help.:(
[Vibrant General] KWKSLVR:
I've had this problem for months on all sorts of ROMs but never put much thought into it.

Is there a fix? I NEVER know if updates are available until I hit up the market.
[Vibrant General] Cito11:
Go to market, menu button>settings>notify me
[Vibrant General] KWKSLVR:
I should have mentioned that I had that option selected. I've also tried clearing the cache, etc, with no luck.
[Vibrant General] thegreatcity:
I think the Market just sucks at notifying you. Its never been very good at notifying on my G1, mytouch slide, or the Vibrant, so its gotta be the Market.
[Vibrant General] KWKSLVR:
I thought so too, but notifications work perfectly on my rooted Nook.
[Vibrant General] sLiKK:
Go to menu> settings > applications > manage applications> market. Here click on clear data. Nyu may have a problem with broken links of ur apps. If that's the problem, above steps should solve it.
[Vibrant General] KWKSLVR:
I've tried that before with no luck. What's really weird is that my market cache is always 0.0kb in size as well.

I wonder if I have an app or something that is blocking it. Right before I installed Bionix 1.3 I formatted my internal sd (just because I had never done so) and I received market notifications then and thought that maybe it was just clutter. But the issue is back. Super weird.
[Vibrant General] jamesd86:
I also don't receive update notifications until I open my market. I just let programs update automatically, and check it every once in a while for manual updates due to apps requesting new permissions.
[Vibrant General] GreggoryD502:
I think its a market issue. Its hit or miss for me. Sometimes I get them and sometimes I dont.
[Vibrant General] themrjason:
I don't know if this is a 2.2 issue or not but ever since i updated, my market has been acting iffy...along with a few other samsung widgets. I don't know if it's a server issue or something with 2.2 on our phones but i know a few people that started having that problem as soon as they updated to 2.2.
[Vibrant General] kponti:
Same market issue here, hardly ever get notifications on updates. However whenever I open market all the notifications come up
[Vibrant General] SimeonAS89:
I'm with everyone else, I don't think I've ever gotten notifications before. My gf's phone doesn't get hers either and shes using a MyTouch Slide. I do get notifications right after I close the Market, but never before.

I think its purely a market issue.
[Vibrant General] dan0zone:
It worked perfectly on android 1.1 with the G1 back then, but since 1.5 its been hit or miss .... guess its been over looked by the OEM, when putting together roms for their devices ... Or it can just be an issue with google's servers .. I just made it a habit to check every day for updates ..
[Vibrant General] oka1:
Mine works it seems to work every 3-4 days on notifying me. But, it hangs in the download so I end up doing manual update.

This method go to Market> type find updates or update apps then it seems to find them

The auto update is kinda flaky and unreliable :(
[Vibrant General] KWKSLVR:
What's weird about it, at least to me, is that it works perfect on my rooted nook and with the honeycomb demo for my nook. At least I'm not the only SGS owner with issues.
[Vibrant General] s0niqu3:
Wait... you think this is a bug/bad thing?

OMG I'd be thrilled to never receive market update notifications, instead, I have to manually kill the service every reboot (even with "do not notify me" set) and often uninstall unwanted updates from my themed apps in /system/app until I have time to theme them.

Royal pain, I'd love to never have updates, lol.

Cheers, =)
[Vibrant General] sLiKK:
Now that I think about it, I realize I have the exact same problem. I don't think I get update notifications until I open markeg myself.
[Droid 2 General] SteveMc228:
I am considering flashing over to 1.5 from 1.0, but was wondering if there would be any problems with just installing over 1.0 with 1.5, any ideas out there? I love Liberty and want to upgrade, but don't want to cause issues with D2 either.

Thanks in advance for any help.
[Droid 2 General] orkillakilla:
It says in the liberty thread that they highly recommend wiping before upgrading, however I did see a post where someone flashed over and had no problems. Worst comes to worst, make a backup first.
[Vibrant Android Development] jellette:
Gingerbread.GPS.zip

This is a flash for the GPS files pulled from the new XWJV1 Gingerbread I9000 Leak.

Rather a mix of GB GPS and Vibrant GPS.

Wipes Dalvik so it will take a minute longer to reboot after flashing it.

This took a little longer for me to lock indoors but I was still able to get 6 meters accuracy with 6 of 12 birds locked.

************************************************************

S.gps.zip

AKA Super GPS

This is the one you want to try!

Flash on 2.2.1 and under.

Great success has been had when combining this software fix with the hardware fix found here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=878970

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[Vibrant Android Development] skater4690:
im assuming this is for cm 7? ;):D i hope so and if it is i love you !!!
[Vibrant Android Development] scrizz:
LEGIT!!!!!
[Vibrant Android Development] cashyftw:
You have no idea!!!

Ps: That's my favorite word lol.
[Vibrant Android Development] Sdobron:
This will work on any 2.2 ROM?
[Vibrant Android Development] jellette:
Should work on pretty much any rom running on a Vibrant.
[Vibrant Android Development] dietdrpeper:
Tried to flash on cm7 and it said amended scripting no longer supported in gingerbread recovery or something like that. What a tease!
[Vibrant Android Development] jellette:
You will have to push the files then because cm7 is going to want this in the form of an updater_script
[Vibrant Android Development] irockstar661:
How and push where exactly? Does it need to be renamed.

sent from the galaxy of cm7
[Vibrant Android Development] traderx2009:
Got the same error message. "no longer supported since 1.6" Tried replacing files manually with root explorer. No dice on CM 7.
[Vibrant Android Development] funeralthirst:
and how would one go about doing that?
[Vibrant Android Development] jellette:
Well, first off, you will be the first person to try these files on cm7 - that I know of.

Secondly, unzip the file and place the files on your sdcard and use root explorer to copy and paste them in to their respective folders using the folder structure I have them in as your guide.
[Vibrant Android Development] krazyflipj:
Probably though ADB or root explorer

Sent from my CM7 Powered device
[Vibrant Android Development] funeralthirst:
that's what i was figuring, but i don't see a meta-inf folder.
[Vibrant Android Development] hitman818:
Which folder do we push them in?
[Vibrant Android Development] }{Alienz}{:
Waiting on CM7 feedback from this as well. :)
[Vibrant Android Development] jeph36:
I am trying on CM7. As a note, the /data/gps/ folder has some completely different looking files in there than the secgps.conf. /system/bin/ also did not contain agpsd, but /system/etc/ did contain gps.conf. I do not know what any of that means specifically.

3+ minutes so far in GPSTest (indoors), and it does not even pretend to be sniffing a satellite.
[Vibrant Android Development] gatesmarch123:
Works beautifully on Darkys 9.3.
[Vibrant Android Development] jellette:
Those files don't already exist and that is why the gps does not work.
[Vibrant Android Development] funeralthirst:
so basically it won't work? i just did it and am restarting my phone, i had to resetup adb...
[Vibrant Android Development] jRi0T68:
Real world usage to me seems spot on. Every street I crossed today, gps had me crossing the street right when I actually was.

This plus the hardware fix made my gps work as well as a garmin.

Bionix Frost

Dragon Kernel v5 Test4
[Vibrant Android Development] altoids09:
Still no luck.

I attached what mine looks like, except the I get yellow instead of green at the GPS on button, and no accuracy at all.
[Vibrant Android Development] naack:
every time you wipe t he gps data u'd need about half an hr for it to lock again

mine just took half an hr to lock and now it locks from in doors. never as fast as it was on bionix1.0 but here i am still testing trying to figure it out
[Vibrant Android Development] altoids09:
Seriously? Here we go, half an hour it is.
[Vibrant Android Development] altoids09:
Still no luck, bleh.
[Vibrant Android Development] naack:
it was working last night it locked on 8 birds with 11 in view. today, i'ts been 2 minutes and not even one bar. this is really pissing me off my friend locks in a matter of seconds.

that only happened with me once when i had the bionix 1.0 on it. im goign to try flashing 1.0 again see how things go

--edit--

i redid the hardware mod this time i put a pieve of paper under the clip to keep it raised a little. closed it back in testing.

so far i am about 2 meters away from the window with 12 birds in view 6 bars and 5 in use and 80feet accuracy. thats much better than no locks at all i guess.
[Vibrant Android Development] KWKSLVR:
Not necessarily. Every time mine is slow to lock and clear gps data it locks almost instantly.

The only other thing I can think of for you to do is to do a factory reset and try from there.
[Vibrant Android Development] naack:
i recently flashed bionix 1.3.1

i guess they did something to make it work better for the newer model. i know i have the ****ty one. it first locked with 7 birds in use. it went down to 0 with 1 in view and now back at 3 in use with 11 in view. this is while it sitting on my desk. untouched.

:D best gps ever
[Vibrant Android Development] jonyolea:
This fix didn't work at all for me, I followed all instructions! :-\
[Vibrant Android Development] hua_go:
It works great for me, with firmware 2.2, T959UVKA7, Bionix-vChsByCloud. accurancy previously 30-40m, now 8-11m, both outside.
[Vibrant Android Development] real977:
Would've worked fine if I didn't break the gps tab
[Vibrant Android Development] traicer:
What tab? Inside the phone?
[Vibrant Android Development] real977:
Yeah the copper tab for the gps antenna :(
[Vibrant Android Development] munkie013:
Its not cardio trainer. I used it before on my G1 and my wife uses it now on her MT4G and we have never had problems with it till this phone and its wonky gps. I just manually enter workouts seems a bit more accurate unfortunately.
[Vibrant Android Development] alsheron:
I haven't used this yet - please can the OP make it clearer which zip file to flash. s.gps I've picked up from thread replies. Will flash now and report back.

I HAVE however flashed the JVE modem file and wow - my accuracy went through the roof. My settings in the gps LBA test thingy settings place from SGS tools under secret codes is Standalone, Dynamic accuracy-off, GPS plus-off.
[Vibrant Android Development] hmpohjola:
Where did you get the JVE modem file? From i9000, GB ROM?
[Vibrant Android Development] krackers:
Can this be flashed without disabling the latest voodoo(it says on the voodoo thread "100 % compatible with clockworkmod")
[Vibrant Android Development] jRi0T68:
This is just a gps fix. Voodoo hasn't been an issue for me. I've flashed all 3 fixes posted in this thread (at different times) with voodoo enabled.

Bionix Frost

Dragon kernel v5
[Vibrant Android Development] LGT13:
Okay

It works for me too. What I did was fold a piece of paper and then cut it into a tiny rectangle. I slowly removed layers until it fit perfectly while closing the battery cover.

I fixed my issue guise, for anyone having problems try this and I quote:

"You'll need to get into LBSTestMode by entering *#3214789650# from the dialer. Press Delete GPS Data, this will get rid of the bad GPS information that is probably still stored in your phone. Go to Application Settings and set the Start Mode to 'Cold Start'. Reboot your phone and go outside, run an app like GPS Test and let it lock onto as many birds as it can, once you get a good number (at least 5), go back into your LBSTestMode --> Application Settings and set the Start Mode back to 'Hot Start', reboot and all should be merry."

But I still don't get the crazy results everyone else gets. It takes a long time to lock on and very gradually starts from 1 , eventually I got up to 7 out of 12 but lots of fluctuation and inconsistency. I will report my findings when I test it driving.;)
[Vibrant Android Development] Azure100:
Man I must say I jave tried like 10 different roms and gps apps... But nothing worked. I used to get like 600 meter diameter gps.

So I tried the S-Gps on this thread but didn't help, same crappy gps but then I installed the gingerbread fix here and I ROCKED lol. I got a gix in like 5 secs.

W00000000t

Thanks alot man for the fix.

Now one question. My phone screen turns off while using google maps, is there any way I could prevent it from turning off, other than changing tje screen timeout?

Any help will be greatly appreciated :-)
[Vibrant Android Development] Raistline:
This mod does wonders to GPS. If you are in doubt, install it.
[Vibrant Android Development] jellette:
Test version ready

I have a new test version ready for trial.

Currently "couch" locked to 11 of 11 with 4.4 meters accuracy.

Requires you are running a rom/kernel with init.d support, does not require you to already be using one of my gps packages.

Any interest and I will package this up.
[Vibrant Android Development] xsteven77x:
Very intersted jillette i'm always tweaking and trying to make my gps work better. Just have to let me in on what init.d support is.
[Vibrant Android Development] jellette:
Check inside your system/etc folder - if there is an init.d folder in there then you are good.
[Vibrant Android Development] xsteven77x:
Good to go!
[Vibrant Android Development] YetisAreReal:
I will give it a shot since I will be hiking under the super moon tonight.
[Vibrant Android Development] xsteven77x:
Edit: Nevermind
[Vibrant Android Development] jellette:
As I said, this requires init.d support.

It will set the gps parameters at boot.

Optimized for North America but will work for all.

Use sgs tools to clear your gps settings then flash this.

Allow a moment to start locking in sgs tools.

Allow a little longer than sgs tools if you go straight to maps instead.

File structure appears very similar to s.gps but this is a brand new setup.
[Vibrant Android Development] jellette:
It's below you and will be moved to OP after you guys test it.
[Vibrant Android Development] hippotek:
Flashing to new Simply Vibrant in s few... Will use new GPS fix, too ...
[Vibrant Android Development] jellette:
Script left out setting permissions... Will update if there is a problem.

If there is a problem, set permissions on system/etc/init.d/S20s_gps to all 9.
[Vibrant Android Development] xsteven77x:
Thanks dude will report back shortly let me go get my coffee and smokes and will be back :)

Correction. I saw init real quick and didn't realize there was a .d after it lol. We all have our dumb moments.
[Vibrant Android Development] Alex9090:
It works! Well atleast for me it does. Thank you.
[Vibrant Android Development] vinnydakid:
I get a consistent fix on 8/10 birds in about 15 seconds. Looks pretty good to me.
[Vibrant Android Development] tenbeau:
I get 7 out of 10 in about 20 seconds accuracy is the same as before.
[Vibrant Android Development] los0325:
Will this work on the latest triggers?
[Vibrant Android Development] SuperJMN:
Using Trigger. What file should I download? There are 2 different files and I think one is only for GB. Am I wrong?
[Vibrant Android Development] Br1cK'd:
Couch lock with the new test, 10 out of 12 sats locked in about 45 seconds. 20-25 feet of error. My gps has always been hideous, these results are some of the best I've ever seen. Good work bro.

Edit - That was with Wifi off, forgot to mention that. Wifi on, locked into 9 of 12 in 11 seconds. 18 feet of error.
[Vibrant Android Development] glensta:
Can someone advise me how to clear my gps settings using sgs tools?

Thank you
[Vibrant Android Development] vinnydakid:
Go to secret codes, then click GPS Tests and settings, then delete GPS Data.
[Vibrant Android Development] hippotek:
Wonderful!

I did a combination of the hardware Fix and this and now I get GPS fix indoors (accuracy of 20m) and even indoors it takes merely 10seconds to get a fix :)

I also bend up the other spring contact which DRAMATICALLY improved 3G reception :)
[Vibrant Android Development] YetisAreReal:
Well after playing around with it for a bit I am not sure how I feel about the results.

Before using Sgps.zip: locks in 25 secs to 10/11 birds and 7m accuarcy

After: locks in 15 secs to 8/9 birds and 9m accuarcy but it seems to drop and reconnect to birds a lot like it will hit 9/10 then drop to 8/9 and bounce around to 8/8 then go back up to 9/10 or whatever.

My main thing I want to test still is track drifting to see if that has been affected and if so how.
[Vibrant Android Development] glensta:
Thank you. Thanks button hit.
[Vibrant Android Development] Emama:
What did u update today?
[Vibrant Android Development] jellette:
I posted an alpha on page 21.
[Vibrant Android Development] SBboundbRONCOS:
i take it this update doesnt work on CM7?
[Vibrant Android Development] jellette:
No go so far on GB, Miui or CM7 - We are, however, working on that.
[Vibrant Android Development] SBboundbRONCOS:
Awesome can't wait, thanks
[Vibrant Android Development] kangxi:
I used the new update earlier with Trigger 2.8. While I was able to lock pretty quickly, GPS navigation performance was horrendous. Worse than it has ever been. I went back to the regular s.gps you posted before and it was much better.

Just giving some feedback.
[Vibrant Android Development] :
^^THIS^^

I'm gonna apply this fix to my stock KB1 install and test it tomorrow. Could you post your results on the track drift, as well? Maybe between the two of us we can get a confirmation.
[Vibrant Android Development] madizmo:
amazing on my telus T959D running darkyy's v9.3. Thanks for this.
[Vibrant Android Development] Locksmith81:
Wanted to report to you that this works perfect for me. I flashed the new SGPS fix and works wonders. Locks on in seconds with 11 birds and within 8 meters at 40mph

Sent from communication stones aboard Destiny
[Vibrant Android Development] Locksmith81:
Followed per your directions. Thanks for your hard work!!

Sent from communication stones aboard Destiny
[Vibrant Android Development] munkie013:
WOW! This is the best yet. I have no drifting after flashing this. Now this is nothing against the other stuff you have put out i know every phone is different and a lot of other variables involved but this is the first fix ive flashed that worked! Accuracy is constant and compass is working in maps. Dont know if that has anything to do with the gps fix but before i was twirling and spinning now i stay put. Thanks!

Edit: As i was typing i did get a bit of drift but after a fedw seconds it went back to where i was. This is a vast improvement as before i was just drifting further and further away.
[Vibrant Android Development] Sdobron:
Jellette, do you have the hardware fix performed on your vibrant?
[Vibrant Android Development] lilg754367:
please help

if i download the s.gps do i just flash it and thats all nothing else to it?
[Vibrant Android Development] brianhaskell:
I'm on the latest bionex. Do I have to disable voodoo before flashing sgps?
[Vibrant Android Development] jellette:
looks to be a good enough response that i will move the latest one to the op along with the new location.cfg to go with it.

You do not need to disable voodoo.
[Vibrant Android Development] Locksmith81:
Refer to my post above it has instructions on how to. Hit thanks if it helps

Sent from communication stones aboard Destiny
[Vibrant Android Development] Locksmith81:
No you don't have to. Hit thanks

Sent from communication stones aboard Destiny
[Vibrant Android Development] hippotek:
I have noticed something strange: Directly after flasing responsivenss and accuracy of the GPS are phenomonal! I get indoors lock on 6-10 birds, accuracy of <12m consitenently...

Then I switch of GPS to conserve power... Next time I try, I do not get a fix at all or one based on 3 birds with >90m accuracy... What could be causing this?

reflashing fixes teh GPS every time...
[Vibrant Android Development] hippotek:
Also, when using Google Earth I have massive position drift, continuously moving away from actual location, westwards. On Google maps I get a perfect lock to my location (10m off, but I am indoors) ...
[Vibrant Android Development] nishantmehta9:
how to install this zip files !

new bee !!!! how to install this gps fixes?
[Vibrant Android Development] jRi0T68:
Flash it through cwm recovery.
[Vibrant Android Development] CrazyCharlie:
This combined with the hardware fix has brought my GPS from literally zero functionality to locking on to 10 to 12 satellites in seconds. Awesome!
[Vibrant Android Development] boolboo:
Does the latest overstock kernal have int.d support? I was going to flash trig 2.8, newest overstock, and this gps fix tonight if everything works together.
[Vibrant Android Development] aeok18109:
just did hardware fix. popped sim,sd and battery back in

flashed the new s.gps thing and cleared gps data thru sgs tools.

than hit position test. sat there for a min.now i see number of satellites 11 and a bunch of numbers

i take it thats a good thing? running overstock 2.0 and bionix v 1.3.1

getting a remote reaction from gps status now lol. a bunch of green dots every once in awhile. its never done that before. gonna see if it can finally guide my ass to work lol
[Vibrant Android Development] aeok18109:
Omfg my gps works. Not only works it WORKS. this mother even gave me redirects if I missed a turn (on purpose). I can pop in a new destination and without missing a beat it switches to that. Im using the original s.gps in the OP. Not the alpha on later pages. Thank you so much heathen and jellete. I would have sold my vibrant regardless of team whiskey awesomeness had I never stumbled upon this thread.
[Vibrant Android Development] granduke:
Will this also fix the broken compasses many of us have?
[Vibrant Android Development] Danielpc:
S.gps.2.zip outdoor test = 10 of 12, ave 20 feet.
[Vibrant Android Development] abrown0809:
Which is better, Sgps or Sgps2?